Half a century ago, John Steinbeck wrote this about men: ``There aren't many of them in the world, as everyone finds out sooner or later."
And if real, grown-up men -
faithful, responsible, reliable men - were scarce in the early 1950s, the societal forces that have taken their toll on the family in the intervening years have only conspired to further decrease the supply.
The purpose of our Men of Integrity Conferences is to stem the proverbial
bleeding. Men have abdicated their roles and responsibilities within the family. As our keynote speaker of our 2006 conference, John Ream states: ``We have gone off and said to ourselves that, if we put the bread on the table and milk in the ice box, if we make the house payment and the car payment, our job is done. That's what the world would have us think. But that's certainly not the job description you find for `father' in the Bible."
The purpose of these conferences for men is to encourage the biblical ideal of fatherhood and the need to educate and support men willing to assume their proper roles within the family, the workplace, and the community - with the
emphasis definitely on the family. Men need to learn how to be responsive, loving husbands, fathers, and grandfathers; how to balance leadership and compassion; and how to address such delicate issues as holding children accountable,
fostering the faith and helping children stand up to peer pressure.
Attend a Catholic Men of Integrity Conference and learn what it means to be a husband and a father and get the practical tools you can use to fulfill your role as
the best husband and father possible in a world that is trying to change the whole meaning of marriage, family, and fatherhood.
DEVELOPING A FEW GOOD MEN
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